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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

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Portuguese turned Scot. Painter. Writer. Pro-Independent Scotland. LGBTQ+. Husband. Books. Games. MA Medieval Islamic History. Sweary. Owned by 2 cats. He/Him

Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined May 2010
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
5 years
Excited to say that I've just launched a new website where you can find all of my paintings, as well as see which ones are available for prints To make a purchase: ๐Ÿ“จDrop me an email ๐Ÿ’ฌUse the contact form on the website ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจSend me a direct message here
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3 years
It should be illegal for landlords to forbid pets. I don't care if they've had bad experiences before, it's part of the risks that come with the profits. It's so humiliating to be an adult who has to ask a stranger for permission to have a pet. And it's *crushing* to be denied.
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4 years
Hope you're all having as good a Monday as I am, because I just married my best friend, partner of 8+ years, and man I love the most in the world, turning this horrid 2020 into the best year of our lives ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ‘จ
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11 years together with the world's most beautiful man ๐Ÿฅฐ We've been threatened with violence on the street, had our life savings stolen through a cloned card, moved countries and persevered through his parents' homophobia, only to come out of it all even more madly in love ๐Ÿ’™
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Every Spanish waiter, Polish carer, Italian doctor, Romanian nurse, German farmer, Portuguese teacher, Greek engineer, Swedish driver and more, every single one of them has positively contributed more to the UK than a Michael Gove, a Dominic Cummings or a Boris Johnson ever will.
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4 years
Alternatively, Nicola Sturgeon is caught by Sky when she learned about @AmyCallaghanSNP winning her seat, a young woman who's battled cancer and is a shining inspiration for the power of politics. Oh and who defeated the leader of another party.
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I just died.
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My heart tonight aches the most for every immigrant, every religious minority, every disabled person, every homeless person, every family living on foodbanks in England. It hurts to see this England. It really does. Boris Johnson's Conservatism is a reaper's scythe. #exitpoll
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2 years
I have no children, will never have children (spare me the never say never stuff, I know what I want), and yet I think Scotland's baby box is a phenomenal use of taxpayers' money, and whilst I will never benefit directly from it, I benefit from its positive societal legacy.
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Amidst her self-isolation, a wee sparrow somehow got into my granny's house and she's been caring for him. Her cat has also gotten involved and his co-parenting the bird ๐Ÿ˜‚
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5 years
Some Orange Order guys complaining about the ban on sectarian marches this weekend, in Glasgow, and saying that they hoped LGBT Pride would be banned too. My dears, come along to Pride - you're already celebrating a gay king, and you are more dressed up than many Drag Queens ๐Ÿ˜˜
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First dinner as husband and husband ๐Ÿ’™ Still can't believe I fooled this beautiful human being into marrying me ๐ŸŒˆ
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If Kate Forbes had her way, I would have been denied the joy of marrying the love of my life, on one of our happiest ever days, in our home city of Edinburgh. Opposing same-sex marriage is homophobia. And it can get in the bin, not anywhere near power.
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EXCLUSIVE: Kate Forbes would not have voted for Holyrood's equal marriage bill "as a matter of conscience", she tells @TheScotsman She will keep the co-op agreement with the Greens but said it would be up to them to 'live with' her economic plans Story:
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Very proud of how Scotland's First Minister has stood up for Palestinian civilians, comforted Israeli victims of Hamas as well as Scotland's Jewish community, and how he has led the calls for humanitarian corridors in Palestine. Racists in Scotland don't deserve Humza Yousaf.
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Priti Pa telt
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Humza Yousaf was born in Rutherglen you fucking racist dipshits
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3 years
Another day, another chance for xenophobic bampots to fill my DMs, so here's a video dedicated to them ๐Ÿ˜˜
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Hounding a gay man off social media, who has done more for LGBT+ representation and visibility than any castle-dwelling straight billionaire, because he had the temerity to say "maybe we should listen to trans people, their families, and actual experts on the issue."
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Two days of people who have a problem with me being married to a man filling my mentions to call me a paedophile, among other things. This is why the views of any potential First Minister matter. This is why homophobia is never acceptable, not least in a progressive party.
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Portugal passed its own self-ID law in 2018, allowing gender identity on a self-declaration basis. Not one documented case of someone abusing the system to perpetrate violence against women. Unfortunately, no abuser is waiting for a piece of paper to enact their violence.
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I have no Scottish blood that I know of. I'm an immigrant. I'm gay. I'm an atheist. I'm a socialist. I like pineapple on pizza. I've never felt anything but welcome within the movement for Scottish independence. Do not equate it with the vile nationalism sweeping over the world.
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With the story that Douglas Ross opposed same-sex marriage, I would love for some journalist to ask baroness Ruth Davidson how she feels about campaigning for a guy who thinks her family is not legitimate enough to be acknowledged by the law.
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Having a pet can make a world of difference for a number of mental health issues, loneliness, and they can even help neurodivergent people. It's utterly immoral that a landlord is allowed to be the arbiter of who is allowed to have pets or not, based on the landlord's prejudices.
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Wee note to all the gloating, rabid misogynistic bawbags: Nicola Sturgeon leaves by her own choice, enjoying levels of popularity that most politicians can only dream of, and with a record number of electoral successes under her belt. Her dignity alone deafens your numptery.
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All the lows I've experienced as an immigrant have been brought about by Westminster and the UK Gov. Meanwhile, all the highs have been caused either by Scotland's people or our Scottish Parliament, like when it extended the voting franchise. Proud to be a Scot among Scots ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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My partner and I have told our respective parents about the upcoming marriage. Mine cried because they won't be able to fly over from Portugal due to everything going on and they'll miss it. My partner's parents cried because he's gay and marrying a man. Priorities, right? 1/3
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Hi Priti Patel @patel4witham , Like your parents, I'm an immigrant to the UK. If I tried to kick down the ladder I myself used to get here, I would be nothing but a raging, hypocritical, self-serving, populist, egregious xenophobe. That's what you're doing. That's what you are.
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"This daughter of immigrants needs no lectures from the north London, metropolitan, liberal elite." Home Secretary Priti Patel says she will "end the free movement of people once and for all".
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To those who're lucky to never have counted the change in their pockets in order to have a warm meal but still think the problem with poor people is that they simply don't know how to budget, maybe Terry Pratchett's incomparable wit can make you just a wee bit less ignorant:
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Scottish independence is not the finish line, by any stretch - it's the firing shot as we set out to build Scotland's future as a modern, thriving, greener European nation. It won't be perfect and it will be hard work, but it will be the journey we choose, not the one we're told.
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Don't judge me harshly, but I'm currently sitting in an outdoors hot tub overlooking Loch Insh and the Cairngorms, with beautifully clear starry skies above me. Scotland is a paradise, and I'm the luckiest git in the world to have found a home here ๐Ÿ’™
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Mother-in-law called my husband for the first time since our wedding, to tell him that she would respect him being a thief or a drug addict, but not this. That she has been suffering. That she has been humiliated. Homophobes make it all about themselves. Self-inflicted misery.
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Nicola Sturgeon's photo with AOC whilst holding Irn Bru is sending a specific section of Twitter into a spiralling meltdown and I'm savouring every single morsel of it.
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The feelings that Glasgow stirred in me, today, will carry me forward when the going gets tough. I can't accurately express what it meant, as an immigrant, seeing the people from the country I love and am proud to call home, stand firmly against xenophobia. Thank you so much.
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We got our kilts fitted today, and they are stunning - will keep the full reveal for our actual wedding day (No date yet, sometime later this summer), but I can't keep myself from sharing the top half at least, because I'm so happy with how we look ๐Ÿ’™ ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ
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Trolls who tell me to shut the f up about Scottish indy, or to go back to Portugal. Here's a newsflash for you: Yours will always be a tiny, petty, meaningless cry lost in a sea of tweets of love and support that I get. So, jog on. You embarrass the Scotland I adore ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ’™
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Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น has gender self-ID laws since 2019, passed without controversy. In April 2023 draft legislation aimed at how schools should be more inclusive of trans kids was passed by Parliament. No wave of crimes has ensued. Newspapers aren't printing transphobic shite daily. 1/2
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Was an SNP member for nearly 5 years, joining 6 months after moving to Scotland. The period since I resigned has allowed me to reflect on things. Following recent actions by the party leadership, I have tonight renewed my membership. Feel like coming home ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ #IStandWithNicola
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Not gonnae lie, today's the day I missed being an SNP member the most. Nicola Sturgeon is a giant. #IStandWithNicola
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A pig's orgasm lasts around 30 minutes, but the pleasure you get from voting the Tories out of power lasts for a lifetime. You have until 10pm to vote tonight - make use of your hard-won rights. #VoteTheToriesOut #UKElection
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No, Kate Forbes, gay people shouldn't have the choice open to them to go through the torture that is conversion therapy, just like when slavery was banned it didn't have the abhorrent caveat "but if people want to be slaves they should be free to do so". Revolting bullshit.
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Today marks 8 years since the two of us got on a plane in Portugal and landed in Scotland, finally finding a place that felt like home. Scotland gave us our cats, saw us married and provided fulfilling careers to both of us. Will always cherish how this country embraced us ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ’™
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Spent a substantial amount of time talking to the police today. From now on, any poisonous bile sent to my email / DMs will be reported immediately. Took me 19 years to come out of the closet. No bully is going to put me in there again, least of all reprobate bawbags.
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SERIOUSLY, AMERICA? Today was supposed to be about celebrating the complete roasting that the UK Prime Minister got by the Supreme Court, but you guys had to make it about yourselves, didn't you? Anyway, on you go. Impeach that orange bastard. #impeachment
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Speaker Pelosi announces official impeachment inquiry into President Trump - โ€œPresident must be held accountable, nobody is above the lawโ€
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Jacob Rees-Mogg retweeted a German Far-Right party. Boris Johnson has met with Steve Bannon. ERG members "jokingly" called themselves the grand wizards. If you have a problem with David Lammy calling out this dangerous shift to the Far-Right, you may be part of the problem.
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Dear friends, I managed not to scream "QUEEN IN THE NORTH" at Nicola Sturgeon, so I did alright ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ’™
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Every time the media frame Nicola Sturgeon's briefings as Scot Gov vs UK Gov, they're doing it deliberately to undermine First Minister's position. They want to paint her as someone trying to spite Westminster, rather than someone acting in the interests of Scotland, as she is.
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Yes we know not all landlords are heartless, but the problem is that our laws leave it to chance, and if you get a bad landlord, the impact that can have on your life is devastating. Also, rent controls ASAP.
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Celebrating the purchase of our first home and the fact that we'll never โœจeverโœจ become landlords, as houses are meant to be lived in x
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Fuck, this is awful. Nicola Sturgeon is a political giant, and within the SNP and the wider independence movement at large, there currently is no one that can fill the huge gap that she leaves with this shocking resignation.
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@AngelaRayner If you want violence to end, let me introduce you to this fascinating word: "ceasefire"
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Nicola Sturgeon: "Having a balanced diet is good for your health" UK Press: "Sturgeon HUMILIATES Supreme Leader Boris by announcing the importance of a good diet before he does" BritNats: "The SNP will never speak for me, I'll eat fried aluminium cans every day of the week๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง"
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LGBT+ people hijacking the hashtag #ProudBoys in order to fill Twitter timelines with love & equality rather than white supremacy? Count these proud and gay immigrant boys in ๐ŸŒˆ
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I wonder if the BTS and TikTok kids can help LGBTs with this. What if gay guys took pictures of themselves making out with each other or doing very gay things, then tagged themselves with #ProudBoys . I bet it would mess them up real bad. #ReclaimingMyShine
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This day, 7 years ago, we landed in Scotland with a couple of suitcases and the desire to find our own path. We quickly found a country that felt like home, people w/ open arms, and a sense of belonging that has only gotten stronger. Scotland is as much ours as we are hers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ’™
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This is one of over 100 disgusting replies to my tweet saying that I'm voting for Humza Yousaf as SNP leader. Solidarity with all Scots who don't conform to the reductive idea of Scottishness concocted in bin-juice preserved brains. We're here, we're Scottish. Deal with it.
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You know it's all gone to shite when Ant & Dec are doing more to hold a Prime Minister accountable for his lies than half the journalists in this country.
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On this day, six years ago, we landed in Scotland with nothing but two bags and hearts full of dreams. We've since married, kayaked on glorious lochs and hiked up mighty bens, campaigned for independence, adopted two loving cats, and bought our own home. Scotland, we love you ๐Ÿ’™
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Not gonnae lie, today's the day I missed being an SNP member the most. Nicola Sturgeon is a giant. #IStandWithNicola
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@SuellaBraverman This immigrant waves you a very happy goodbye. Pretty funny that you got deported out of Government before you were able to deport anyone to Rwanda ๐Ÿ™ƒ
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Pro tip: when a gay guy tweets about his upcoming marriage to another guy, and they're atheists, sending a DM about hell is a waste of time. It means nothing to us. I don't know much about god, but if she exists, the genitals of two adults in love are the least of her worries.
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Dad just called me from Portugal, as he saw news of Nicola Sturgeon's statement: "I see that the United Kingdom is still insisting on being the butt of the joke. It's good to see Scotland on its way to joining the side who is laughing, though." My Da gets it ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ’™ #indyref2
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You can't change certain cards that are dealt to you in life. I'm very lucky to have the family that I have, and I'm proud that my family has taken my partner in like one of their own. Your child is gay? So fucking what? There are real problems in the world. This isn't one. 3/3
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My fiancรฉ filmed me as I responded to the Brit Nats by waving my rainbow flag and sending them love - a couple of "faggots" was the response I got, but that just shows that we're on the right side, not them. #AUOBEdinburgh #indyref2
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I'm proud to be one of 5.5 million Europeans in Scotland. And Scotland shall be back in that European family of nations, where we belong, as an independent country.
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Some daftie throwing a wee fit because I used the verb havering, saying it felt "too contrived" for me to use Scots words that "weren't mine". English isn't mine either, whatever that means, and I use it profusely. Same with Scots, and quite proudly. Haud yer wheesht, bawbags.
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Began this decade as a closeted gay guy, nearly morbid obesity, feeling very out of place in Portugal and desperately lonely. Ending it as a healthy, proud gay man, living in Scotland - the only place that feels like home - and w/ love of my life at my side. #2009vs2019
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Today, me and my partner celebrate 7 years together. It was love at first sight, we were each other's first boyfriends, and we have every intention of being each other's last. He is the best person I know, and makes me a better man. Here's to another 7, and then some more ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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I love being an immigrant in Scotland, but on days when I see my fellow Scots standing up for other immigrants targeted by the Hostile Environment's harassment? I'm even more fucking ecstatic to live here. A privilege, a joy. Scots old & new against state-sponsored bawbaggery ๐Ÿ’™
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Imagine being an adult living in 2020 and thinking that using "wee jimmy krankie" to refer to the First Minister is actual patter worthy of a chuckle. Fuck me, that's sad.
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Pixar buying the rights to this story of survival and friendship between an elderly granny, a cat and a baby sparrow would be very welcome, btw. My bank account would be grateful ๐Ÿ˜‚
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The Tories are about to tear the UK apart because, of all things, Scotland passed a law that made it a little easier for a very small minority of trans people to have marriage and death certificates that reflect the gender that they've lived with, a simple bureaucratic procedure.
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Logging out to have Christmas Eve dinner, as per Portuguese tradition. A special one in the 8+ years we've been together; the first one to be spent as husband & husband ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ‘จ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› Wishing you all a very happy + safe Christmas. May it be the last one spent in such circumstances ๐Ÿ’™
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I know I'm only a foreigner, but let me get this straight: An unelected monarch has approved the prorogation of Parliament, as requested by an unelected PM? Fucking hell. #StopTheCoup
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I just want Scotland to socially distance itself from the Fascist pandemic overtaking the UK, this is not what people voted for in 2014
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The leader that made me want to join a political party. She brought such dignity to the office of First Minister of Scotland, and it is with incredible dignity that she walks away. Thank you, Nicola. See you out there, fighting for the independence of our Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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The SNP: one of the most successful political parties in the world, managing to sweep an election and make crucial gains after 14 years in government, and yet we have UK journalists pretending that the remarkable results we are in for today are a sort of defeat. Aye, right. #SP21
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Our wedding is next week, and the shadow cast by my partner's parents and their homophobia is unfortunate. But we have much light to cast against that shadow. Today we got cake & postcards from my mum and my granny, both saying how happy they are to gain a new son / grandson ๐Ÿ’™
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After 19k steps counted today, every box and bit of furniture brought in, I can finally say: Can't believe my first ever boyfriend (& husband) and I will sleep tonight in our very first home. Cats currently in hiding, and we're exhausted, but so incredibly happy ๐Ÿ’™
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Nicola Sturgeon making an emphatically positive case for the rights and dignity of EU citizens in the UK, who've been used as scapegoats for the damages of Tory austerity. This is why Scotland is home. Because I feel so welcome here, institutionally and socially.
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We had our request for permission to have pets denied by our first landlord in Scotland. She told us that the risk of cat urine damaging her flat was too great. We got permission in our current flat, provided we added to the security deposit + extra cleaning fee. It's insane.
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A simple and totally unbiased voting guide for Scotland: Vote SNP. #GE2019 #VoteSNP #indyref2020
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To be clear: I don't want independence because I think Scotland is a utopian state of perfection. I want independence because Scotland is plagued by problems that will never be solved under Westminster. This pandemic only accentuated Scotland's need for full democratic powers.
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Husband called me as he arrived from work, saying something was going on in the street and for me to hurry to the window. He'd just written "Amo-te Miguel" in the snow, Portuguese for "I love you Miguel". Yup, gay love is as sickening as any other ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŒˆ
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Dear anonymous wank, thanks for using my professional website to tell me to get out of Scotland. I regret to inform you that my "sodomite behind" belongs in Scotland, where I'll continue to voice my political opinions, whilst sashaying to the tune of your hatred in my fab kilt x
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UK press simply can't handle the fact that Nicola Sturgeon's distaste & distrust of the Tories is part of the reasons behind her electoral success and the SNP's successful longevity in government. This is the precise sentiment most people in Scotland *want* from her.
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Back in 2015, three Scots came into a wee restaurant in Portugal, where one guy worked as a waiter for ยฃ80 per week. They looked at that young guy, and told him Scotland would open her arms to him. So he saved money to get on a plane with his partner. We've been happy since ๐Ÿ’™
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Since the homophobes are annoyed at "the gay brigade all over Twitter", here's another very gay kiss from atop Ben Lomond. Plenty more where these came from, dear bigots ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŒˆ
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A tale of two nations: #ThankYouNicola trends in Scotland, #WhereIsBoris in England. Perhaps it's because the first thing about leadership is actually showing up and not cowering from the responsibilities expected from your role. And I'm very thankful to have Nicola at the helm.
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Tell me why my native Portugal is good enough to be an independent country but Scotland isn't? Scotland isn't less capable, isn't less educated, and it most definitely isn't poorer. If Portugal gets to be a normal independent nation, I have no reason to deny Scotland the same.
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@JohnCleese London is an amazing city, and it's packed-full of people from all over the world, so perhaps that amazingness is a result of that same multiculturalism? Anyway, to me London seems very English, and I only wish that more of England was as English as London - open, fun, diverse.
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After yesterday's news that EU citizens may be required to show documentation before we can access NHS services post-Brexit, or face significant charges instead, the Scottish Gov chooses to take the morally correct route. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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That's no storm, that's the sound of every Scottish Tory who demanded that Nicola Sturgeon step down because she took her mask off briefly after a funeral now clenching their butt cheeks as the spineless hypocrites that they are.
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
7 years
@GrayInGlasgow I am Portuguese, but the Scottish people made me feel at home here. I will vote Yes to independence, not for me, but for them
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
9 months
To all the xenophobic cunts having a go like the replies below to an utterly benign tweet about me feeling welcome in Scotland as an immigrant: I'll keep having political opinions. I'll keep arguing for an indy Scotland. I'll keep loving this country, my home, whilst you rage ๐Ÿ˜˜
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
2 years
It's not people drowning in the Channel that breaks a Tory into tears, it's being caught lying on camera over a fucking Christmas party.
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
4 years
Boris Johnson's performance in these #PMQs is a sight to behold. He's lost it, but even more terrifyingly, he's still in charge of over 60 million lives. I'd happily ease him of the burden of 5.5 million Scottish lives. For the sakes of all of us in Scotland.
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
4 years
Omg this went absolutely mad - can't possibly reply to everyone who has sent their love, but we're both genuinely grateful ๐Ÿค— I'm so happy to have married my best friend and soul mate, and to have done it in Scotland, our home, the country we love and that we're so proud of ๐Ÿ’™
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
4 years
Hope you're all having as good a Monday as I am, because I just married my best friend, partner of 8+ years, and man I love the most in the world, turning this horrid 2020 into the best year of our lives ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ‘จ
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
3 years
On this day, five years ago, we arrived in Scotland. We had no jobs, no home, no friends or family here. We had our dreams, our paltry savings and, crucially, each other - as well as Scotland's open arms. Since then, we've marched, we've adopted our cats, we've married. 1/2
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
5 years
"Where did you do your degree?" "Back in Portugal" "Good, don't want to be paying for foreigners in our universities" โ˜๏ธMy former boss at a tech company in Edinburgh. He's a unionist & the man who introduced me to sectarianism. It's a pleasure to stand against everything he is.
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
5 years
Before I moved to Scotland, I was working at my family's restaurant in the Algarve to save up money for emigrating. I could say a lot about how every single Scottish customer told me I should move to Scotland, how they wanted young people "like me". A truly welcoming folk.
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
4 years
Wedding happening in a couple of weeks and these hand-painted wooden peg dolls that will be our cake toppers have just arrived ๐Ÿ˜ Painted just like our outfits, down to the detail of the kilts and sporrans (and my glasses ๐Ÿ˜‚), with our cats Zelda and Scott included ๐Ÿ’™
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William G. Saraband ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
2 years
Arresting a teen for shouting at Prince Andrew? Now that surely is an inversion of justice. Survivors of sexual abuse are seeing that man's face on their screens, that boy spoke what many commentators are terrified of mentioning.
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